November 28, 2007Huckabee floats idea of sending Hillary Clinton to spaceFormer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee would be happy to see Sen. Hillary Clinton go into space.(CNN) — Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee outlined one special plan he'd consider for NASA's exploration of space."Maybe Hillary can be on the first rocket to Mars," he said, referring to the Democratic presidential frontrunner.The Republican presidential candidate responded to a question asking if more money would be put into space exploration. His witty response about Clinton generated cheers from the St. Petersburg audience and followed his description of the earthly benefits of NASA's programs."Whether it's the medical technologies that saved many of our lives and the lives of our families, it's the direct result from the space program," he said. "We need to put more money into space and technology exploration."